Collared Chicks

Episode 26: Episode 26: New Wave Feminists with Destiny Herndon-De La Rosa

Rev Sandra Sykes, an Anglican Priest in the UK, serves six distinct churches. Upon becoming ordained, Rev Sykes found herself frustrated by the lack of fun, feminine, and fitting clergy attire for women. Tapping into her creative spirit and her desire to help other women find clothing that fit not only their bodies but also their personalities, she ventured out with her daughter Sarah to create a company that designs and produces a diverse range of women's clergy wear. Now in its fifth year, Collared Clergywear UK has been featured on television and radio shows, showcased in magazines, and is expanding its customer base all over the world while still offering an amazing personal touch to each order.

Episode 25: Episode 25: Fun, Fabulous, and Feminine Collared Clergy Wear with Rev Sandra Sykes

Episode 24: Episode 24: An Episcopal Priest and Methodist Deacon Walk Into a Pandemic

Life will throw us all some major sucker punches at one point or another. We will get knocked down. Mary Fran Bontempo discovered that her son was a heroin addict at about the same time her career in the newspaper industry was facing major cultural shifts and an uncertain future. Kristin Smedley's first son was born blind. Then, her second son was born blind as well. Today, Mary Fran and Kristin co-produce the Brilliantly Resilient Podcast in addition to leading other advocacy groups. On this episode, they share their personal stories, and teach us a think or two about resilience and hope. Go Phils!

Episode 23: Episode 23: Resilience and Hope

Rev. Rochelle Andrews in an Ordained Elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. She currently serves as the Director of the The Center for Public Theology at Wesley Theological Seminary and as the Associate Pastor of Oak Chapel UMC. In this episode, Rev Andrews speaks to the need for ministry leaders to see beyond the pulpit. Her experience in the business world, politics, and church leadership gives her keen insight into the racial, economic, and social disparities that exist in our world, which have created the world we live in. Rochelle speaks to her passion for justice, not charity, advocacy, and policy change, calling the church to task and inviting us to pray with our actions.

Episode 22: Episode 22: On Naming Disparities with Rev Rochelle Andrews

Rev Amor Woolsey serves as the Brigade Chaplain for the 29th Combat Aviation Brigade of the Maryland National Guard, in addition to serving the local church as a senior pastor. In this episode, Chaplain Woolsey discusses her experience as a woman in a male dominated career field. She talks boots on the ground ministry, how Jesus is made real in world of nones and dones, and how military chaplaincy extends the work of the local church in this particular setting.

Episode 21: Episode 21: Military Chaplaincy as an extension of the church w/ Rev Amor Woolsey

Rev Jenny Smith is an ordained elder and lead pastor serving Washington state. Jenny is the founder of Palms Up, a contemplative ministry practice that guides people through the difficult practices of showing up, paying attention, cooperating with God, and releasing the outcome. Learning to show up and release the outcome is much harder than it sounds. Jenny talks about living a Palms Up life as a woman, wife, mama, and pastor in this episode.

Episode 20: Episode 20: On Showing Up and Releasing the Outcome with Rev Jenny Smith

In the post-Christendom West, many church leaders struggle to organize in ways that allow them to both gather together for worship as a local Body, and equip disciples to be sent into the world. Many other leaders spend so much time debating whether the church should be attractional or missional in form. Few leaders, however, embrace the needed both/and approach. A church that sees and lives into the need to bother gather, and be sent into the world. In this episode, Rev Janet Durrwachter, Executive Pastor at First Church in Williamsport, PA discusses her role and passion in this large and innovative church that followed God's lead, and has been living into a gathered and sent form for many years.

Episode 19: Episode 19: The Gathered and Sent Church with Rev. Janet Durrwachter

Episode 18: Episode 18: Covid and the Current-Future Reality for Ministry

Rev. Jessie Colwell is an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church who has served several local churches and various boards and agencies for over 10 years. In this episode, Pastor Jessie speaks to Pastor Monica about the importance of mentorship in her own life and in the life of the church. Jessie credits strong mentors for making her who she is today believes everyone should always both have a mentor and be a mentor. Pastor Jessie is passionate about discipleship, music, and the Word of God. In addition to her local church appointment, she currently serves on the Board of Ordained Ministry, the Calling 21 Team, and the District Committee on Ministry. Jessie has been married to Nelson for five years and Dean is their three-year-old son. You can connect with Jessie here: www.jessiecolwell.com

Episode 17: Episode 17: Mentorship Matters with Rev. Jessie Colwell

Episode 16: Episode 16: Ministry of Ordinary Places with Shannan Martin

Episode 15: A Housing First Approach to Systemic Poverty with Rev Mary Downey

Episode 14: Episode 14: Chasing Wisdom (in heels) with Bishop Sharma Lewis

Episode 13: Episode 13: Bishin' with Bishop Lewis-"I Just Said That!"

Tara Beth Leach is the senior pastor of First Church of the Nazarene of Pasadena (PazNaz) in Southern California. Tara is a trailblazer and bold leader serving a large, historically male led church, in a male dominated denomination. Tara Beth previously served at churches in upstate New York and the Chicago suburbs. She is a graduate of Olivet Nazarene University and earned her MDiv from Northern Seminary. She writes regularly for Missio Alliance, lives in California with her husband and two children, and recently released her book, "Emboldened" into the world. In this episode of the Collared Chicks podcast, Pastor Monica and Pastor Tara Beth talk about what it feels like to often get sidlelined and sideglanced as women leading in a profession where males have created all of the rules and systems and some don't even believe we should be here. Monica and Tara Beth discuss the great chasm that exsits between affirming women in minstry and truly emoldening and empowering us. Tara Beth also discusses the heart and vision behind her recent and amazing book, Emboldened: A Vision For Empowering Women in Ministry.

Episode 12: Episode 12: Emboldened with Tara Beth Leach

Collared Chicks is a podcast celebrating the wit, wisdom, and wonder of women, leadership and ministry. Collared Chicks is created and produced by Rev. Monica Reynolds, a pastor, leader, strategist, wife, and mom of five living and leading in the Washington DC Metro area.

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